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MacSurfer's Archive: Wednesday, June 15, 2011
 

 

Apple/Macintosh
  • "Bill introduced in US Senate to enforce mobile privacy laws on Apple, Google"  AppleInsider 1:54 PM
  • "Senators propose new mobile data privacy law: Two senators proposed a mobile privacy bill on Wednesday, in response to a furor over the news that Apple and Google devices can track and store users' location information." CNNMoney 3:21 PM
  • "Franken offers bill to protect consumer mobile privacy" GigaOM 2:18 PM
  • "How Apple Gets You to Buy: Apple's successful retail formula includes intensive control of how employees interact with customers, scripted training for tech support and consideration of every store detail."  SmartMoney 10:28 AM
  • "Secrets From Apple's Genius Bar: Full Loyalty, No Negativity: Steve Jobs turned Apple Inc. into the world's most valuable technology company with high-tech products like the iPad and iPhone. But one anchor of Apple's success is surprisingly low tech: its chain of brick-and-mortar retail stores."  WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:47 AM
  • "Johnson Leaves Apple With Strong Retail Roots" AllThingsD 8:09 AM
  • "Why Ron Johnson is paying for the privilege of running J.C. Penney" Fortune 8:08 AM
  • "Apple hipness for J.C. Penney? Ron Johnson's retail challenge ahead" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 11:37 AM
  • "Lions and Updates and Airs, Oh My!" ["There's been quite a bit of good news for Apple investors over the past week, with two possible exceptions: the announcement Tuesday that Ron Johnson, the company's head of retail, is leaving for JC Penney; and survey results from ABI Research that suggest roughly half of all consumers don't find tablet computers to be much of a turn-on."] MacNewsWorld 8:58 AM
  • "Apple: Samsung's request to see iPad 3 is 'harassment'" CNET News 8:09 AM
  • "5 reasons an unlocked iPhone is important"  CNET News 8:11 AM
  • "China Court Sends Three to Prison Over iPad Leaks" ["Apple declined to comment. Hon Hai didn't comment directly on the court's decision. 'We cannot comment on matters of internal security, but Foxconn takes its commitment to protecting its intellectual property as well as that of its customers very seriously and undertakes all appropriate actions to safeguard against any violations,' Hon Hai said in a written statement."] WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 1:28 PM
  • "Three in China convicted for iPad2 design theft" AFP 3:55 PM
  • "Apple Paying Nokia $715 Million Upfront To Settle Patent Dispute, Estimates Analyst" Business Insider 10:13 AM
  • "The app industry vs. the music industry: By my estimate, Apple has paid out $16.6 billion to content owners. $2.5 billion to app developers and about $14 billion to music companies." asymco 10:24 AM
  • "New York Times takes on Apple-baiting troll: Mobile-developer-bothering patent hoard LodSys is under attack from the New York Times and OpinionLabs, with the latter alleging that LodSys threatened its customers and should pay restitution." The Register 8:07 AM



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